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School Bus Accident Procedure for Transportation Manager or Designee Policy

Head Start of Lane County will follow the School Bus Accident Procedure to ensure the safety of children, staff, and volunteers. Procedure When the call comes in from the bus driver, the Transportation Manager or designee will evaluate how serious it is and possibly who was at fault and be sure to check on status of individuals. If the driver is incapacitated, any Head Start staff person on the trip should call into the main office. If that is not possible, the local police department will notify the main office.

If minor damage to either vehicle occurs, such as bumping a car in a parking lot, make sure the drivers exchange information and that the Head Start driver reports to the Transportation Manager or designee at the main office for the DMV and ODE accident forms ASAP.

If the damage is more serious and/or Head Start may be at fault, have the driver call the local police department. The drivers need to exchange information and our driver must have a list of all passengers on the bus at the time of the accident. The Head Start driver should report to the Transportation Manager or designee at the main office for the DMV and ODE accident reports ASAP.

If there are any injuries to staff, parents, volunteers, or children the driver will call 911 immediately. The Human Resource Manager will be the contact for insurance forms and procedures.

If any of the following things happen in any accident, the Head Start driver needs to report immediately for a post-accident drug test. The driver should never drive her or himself for this testing. The Transportation Manager or designee needs to drive her/him to the lab. The lab we use is McKenzie-Willamette Hospital in Springfield.

A fatality.

The Head Start driver receives a citation for a moving violation in connection with an injury where someone is taken to the hospital via ambulance.
The Head Start driver receives a citation for a moving violation in connection with one of the involved vehicle being towed away from the accident scene.

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